Chapter 4 - Paper making
Handmade paper with dye experiments. Based on airmail paper.
Left: Dye was dropped on to paper sheet before pressing.
Middle: Paper was pressed to remove as much water as possible before dye was added.
Right: Dye powder was placed on pressed, wet paper
Left: Dye was dropped on to paper sheet before pressing.
Middle: Paper was pressed to remove as much water as possible before dye was added.
Right: Dye powder was placed on pressed, wet paper
Paper made from brown envelopes. Pressed on to a woven laundry basket to give a woven pattern.
Paper pulp was made with bought tissue paper in red and blue. A blue sheet was placed on top of the red and pressed into a piece of crochet. The crochet had a wavy pattern similiar to postmarks.
Paper samples based on postmarks. Thread was layed in a wavy pattern over a sheet of paper pulp. A second sheet of pulp was cast over the top and pressed. When dry, the thread was ripped out of the paper. The sample on the right was made by placing a tissue over the top of the sheet of paper pulp and threads.
Paper made from pulped brown envelopes. Pressed on to a piece of wavy patterned crochet.
Samples of handmade paper based on corrugated paper. From left to right:- Handmade paper was pressed on to corrugated paper
- A layer of brown paper pulp was placed on top of white. Rawls plugs were pressed into the pulp.
- A sheet of paper pulp was pressed onto a wooden panstand. The panstand has slits.
- Strips of handmade paper have been stitched to a background piece.
The label should say 5.1! Handmade paper from brown envelopes. Pressed onto bubble wrap. Photo shows front and back of the paper.
Handmade paper based on bubblewrap. A sheet of paper pulp was pressed onto a plate containing round beads.
